Veterans Crisis Line:  800-273-8255

In the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Eastern Queens Alliance, Inc, is offering its after-school Science-in-the-Park Environmental Science Education program to young people between the ages 8 and 12. This is EQA's Commitment to bring high quality STEAM lessons to young people in our communities FREE and ONLINE!

FREE Eleven-Week Online

STEAM Workshops!

Dates of Workshops: April 12th - June 26th*

Time of Office Hours/Virtual Classroom Presentations: 3:30 - 5:30 PM

To Register:

Call 347 824-2301 or Email: idlewildesc@easternqueensalliance.org

Please Note: Registration is Required (Registration on a first come, first served basis.)

WLIW21, our Long Island station, from 9am – 3pm to aid the needs of young students currently at home with "WLIW21 At Home Learning."
We also adjusted programming on our WLIW World station with "World At Home Learning" for students in grades 6-12.
Both of the station offerings have accompanying resources for educators and families available on wnet.org/education, including related learning assets from PBS LearningMedia, a free online service of thousands of educational resources. For details, see our press release on these changes.

Three free meals will be available daily for ALL New Yorkers in more than 400 Meal Hubs across the 5 boroughs. To find a location near you visit http://schools.nyc.gov/freemeals  or text "NYC FOOD" to 877-877.

In the Schools...

I.S. 356 Community Voices Middle School 145-00 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 I.S. 059 Springfield Gardens 132-55 Ridgedale Street, St. Albans, NY 11413 I.S. 238 - Susan B. Anthony Academy 88-15 182nd Street, Hollis, NY 11423 P.S. 134 Hollis 203-02 109th Avenue, Hollis, NY 11412 P.S. 176 Cambria Heights 120-45 235th Street, Cambria Heights, NY 11411 P.S./ M.S.138 Sunrise 251-11 Weller Avenue, Rosedale, NY 11422 PS 135 The Bellaire School 207-11 89th Avenue Queens Village, NY 11427

Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center- To help connect community members in need with food resources during this challenging time, the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center has created a database of food resources for each NYC neighborhood. For more information please click here.

Rochdale Village Grab n Go...

NYC Well- Our city is ON PAUSE and this is a difficult time for all of us. Whether watching the news has instilled anxiety, remote learning with your children has caused stress or depression has set in from home quarantine your well-being and emotional support are key to getting through this time. Trained counselors can provide you with support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 200 languages. To access this service call 888-NYC-Well (692-9355), text "Well" to 65173 or online by clicking here.

New York State COVID Emotional Support Hotline: (844) 863-9314

National Suicide Prevention/Crisis Center: (800) 273-8255

NYC Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 621-4673

National Alliance on Mental Illness; Queens/Nassau Support

Visit: https://namiqn.org/crisis-info/

NYC COVID Care Network: Free individual and support for those working on the front lines (healthcare workers, grocery store employees, bank employees:

The NYC COVID Care Network is a self-organizing mutual aid network of more than 2500 mental health workers, spiritual care providers, and community builders supporting essential workers and their families during this evolving crisis. We facilitate free individual support encounters, support groups, stress-reduction training, and grief rituals via Zoom or telephone. Any New York essential worker and their family is eligible to receive support - sign-up through our website at www.nyccovidcare.org/request.

Follow the Network at https://www.facebook.com/NYCCOVIDCare/ for updates or @nyccovidcare on Instagram + Twitter. Reach out to info@nyccovidcare.orgwith any questions. #nyccovidcare #helpingthehelpers

The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York's Food Pantry is still open to serve families in need. The hours of operation are: Mondays, 5:00pm - 7:00pm and Thursdays, 10:00am - 2:00pm. Please note that GAC volunteers and families adhere to social distancing guidelines during food distribution. God bless you.  #gacny #communityoutreach

Brooks Memorial Methodist Church Food Pantry for Thursday, April 9, 2020 will have grab and go bags available from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. If any further information is needed, please call the office between 10:00 am to 12:00 pm: 718-658-8822 or 718-658-5413 and email brooksmemorial@aol.com.

CALL INFORMATION SUNDAYS at 10:00 am 

DIAL IN CALL NUMBER: 1-515-606-5118 

ACCESS CODE: 859154#

Greater Jamaica Development Corporation is committed to bringing you the latest news and resources during the COVID-19 outbreak to keep you and your small business healthy. Stay connected, follow @JamBizServ and visit GJDC.org to stay up-to-date. Contact us at bsg@gjdc.org

Small Business Assistance- The application for the Federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is now open for businesses and non-profits under 500 people. These are forgivable loans for: payroll up to $100,000 per employee, interest on mortgages, rent and utility payments. The City is still providing the Small Business Continuity Fund loans with up to $75,000 to businesses with up to 99 employees. It’s first come, first serve, so act now. For more information please click here.

Are you HUNGRY and can't afford to purchase groceries? NYC will feed you! Just Text FOOD to 726879. The city has plenty of food available for you, you just have to RSVP to pick it up at your local pantry. It takes 2 minutes to sign up via chatbot and you can go pick up a bag of groceries at a pantry within walking distance of your house, no questions asked. The app is in 9 languages and includes 170 pantries across all 5 boroughs. There is no reason anyone should go without food in NYC!!! Thank you City Harvest for providing this service!